P. J. Tracy Explained

P. J. Tracy
Genre:	Mysteries & Thrillers
Notableworks:	The Monkeewrench Series

P. J. Tracy is a pseudonym for American mother-daughter writing team Patricia (P. J.) (b. 1946 d. Stillwater December 21, 2016) and Traci Lambrecht, winners of the Anthony, Barry, Gumshoe, and Minnesota Book Awards.^[1] Their ten mystery thrillers include Monkeewrench (published as Want to Play? in the UK), Live Bait, Dead Run, Snow Blind, Shoot to Thrill (published as Play to Kill in the UK), Off the Grid, The Sixth Idea (published a Cold Kill in the UK), Nothing Stays Buried, The Guilty Dead, and Ice Cold Heart.^{[2] [3]} They also published Return of the Magi, a quirky Christmas novella, as an ebook. After Patricia Lambrecht died in 2016, Traci Lambrecht continued to write under the P. J. Tracy pseudonym.^[4]

Novels

Monkeewrench Series

• Monkeewrench (2003) (UK title: Want To Play?)
  • Won 2004 Barry Award for Best First Mystery Novel^[5]
• Live Bait (2004)
• Dead Run (2005)^[6]
• Snow Blind (2006)
• Shoot to Thrill (2010) (UK title: Play to Kill)
• Off the Grid (2012) (UK title: Two Evils)
• The Sixth Idea (2016) (UK title: Cold Kill)
• Nothing Stays Buried (2017)
• The Guilty Dead (2018)
• Ice Cold Heart (2020)

Detective Margaret Nolan series

• Deep into the Dark (2021)

Standalone

• Return of the Magi (2017)

Notes and References

1. News: Sümpfe, Wälder, Terroristen. 7 June 2013. Standard. 14 July 2006.
2. News: DOUBLE VISION WRITING AS P.J. TRACY. 7 June 2013. Saint Paul Pioneer Press. April 25, 2004.
3. News: Dunn. Adam. Mystery is the family business. 7 June 2013. CNN. May 18, 2005.
4. Web site: PJ Tracy. 2020-10-28. en-US.
5. Web site: Barry Awards . Deadly Pleasures . June 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423032903/http://www.deadlypleasures.com/barry.html . April 23, 2012 .
6. News: MORE MONKEEING AROUND. 7 June 2013. St. Paul Pioneer Press. April 24, 2005.